# Pinning down the structure of quark-gluon plasma, the universe's first fluid

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- Published: 2026-11-05T23:10:01+00:00
- Category: Science
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In the first fraction of a second following the Big Bang, matter existed as a trillion-degree plasma of quarks and gluons—subatomic particles that zinged around at close to the speed of light. This roiling soup lasted for just a few microseconds before the particles coalesced into more stable protons and neutrons.

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